Site Engineering Lead

Gap Personnel Limited; Paignton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Training & development

Career progression

Stable growing business

Job summary

Gap Personnel Limited is hiring a hands-on Site Engineering Lead for a prominent food manufacturing site in Paignton, UK. You will lead the engineering and maintenance functions, driving reliability across plant equipment and ensuring GMP, health and safety compliance.

Reporting to the Site Director, you will manage the engineering team, deliver planned, reactive and preventative maintenance, and work with Production and Technical teams to quickly resolve issues while maintaining compliance and

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering capability with leadership experience.
• Strong fault‑finding and maintenance background.
• FMCG/food manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day engineering and maintenance operations.
• Manage and develop the engineering team.
• Deliver planned, reactive, and preventative maintenance.
• Drive equipment uptime, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Manage contractors, spares, and engineering budgets.
• Ensure all work is recorded through CMMS (PIRANA CMMS).
• Maintain Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP standards.
• Support audits, statutory checks, and site compliance.
• Work closely with Production and Technical teams to resolve issues quickly.

Skills

Electrical bias

Leadership

Maintenance

Fault finding

Education

Engineering qualification (City & Guilds / NVQ / BTEC / Apprenticeship)

Job description

Site Engineering Lead

Paignton
£55,000 - £65,000PA
Full Time | Permanent

The Opportunity

Our client is looking to appoint a hands‑on Site Engineering Lead to manage all engineering and maintenance activity across their Food manufacturing site.

Reporting to the Site Director, this role will lead the engineering team, drive machinery reliability, improve site performance, and ensure compliance across all engineering operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day engineering and maintenance operations.
• Manage and develop the engineering team.
• Deliver planned, reactive, and preventative maintenance.
• Drive equipment uptime, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Manage contractors, spares, and engineering budgets.
• Ensure all work is recorded through PIRANA CMMS.
• Maintain Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP standards.
• Support audits, statutory checks, and site compliance.
• Work closely with Production and Technical teams to resolve issues quickly.

Candidate Profile

• Electrically biased or multi‑skilled engineer.
• Recognised engineering qualification (City & Guilds / NVQ / BTEC / Apprenticeship).
• Previous leadership experience within manufacturing.
• Strong fault‑finding and maintenance background.
• FMCG / food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong communication and team management skills.
• CMMS experience preferred.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Training & development
• Career progression
• Stable growing business